2026 Hobart International – Singles

Singles
2026 Hobart International
ChampionItaly Elisabetta Cocciaretto
Runner-upUnited States Iva Jovic
Score6–4, 6–4
Draw32 (6 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds8

Elisabetta Cocciaretto defeated Iva Jovic in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2026 Hobart International.[1] It was her second WTA Tour title, and her first since 2023. Cocciaretto was the fifth qualifier to win the tournament.[2]

McCartney Kessler was the defending champion,[3] but lost in the first round to Olga Danilović.

The first-round match between Venus Williams (aged 45 years, 7 months) and Tatjana Maria (aged 38 years, 5 months) was the oldest match by combined age (84 years, 1 day) in WTA Tour history.[4][5]

Seeds

  1. United Kingdom Emma Raducanu (quarterfinals)
  2. United States McCartney Kessler (first round)
  3. United States Iva Jovic (final)
  4. United States Ann Li (second round)
  5. Spain Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro (first round)
  6. Germany Tatjana Maria (second round)
  7. Colombia Emiliana Arango (first round)
  8. Poland Magda Linette (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
WC Australia Taylah Preston 6 4 1
3 United States Iva Jovic 4 6 6
3 United States Iva Jovic 4 4
Q Italy Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6 6
Q Italy Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6 6
Croatia Antonia Ružić 3 2

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United Kingdom E Raducanu 6 77
WC Colombia C Osorio 3 62 1 United Kingdom E Raducanu w/o
France E Jacquemot 4 0 Poland M Fręch
Poland M Fręch 6 6 1 United Kingdom E Raducanu 2 4
Slovakia R Šramková 6 4 6 WC Australia T Preston 6 6
France V Gracheva 4 6 2 Slovakia R Šramková 4 1
WC Australia T Preston 6 77 WC Australia T Preston 6 6
5 Spain J Bouzas Maneiro 4 64 WC Australia T Preston 6 4 1
3 United States I Jovic 6 6 3 United States I Jovic 4 6 6
Indonesia J Tjen 0 1 3 United States I Jovic 6 6
Q Mexico R Zarazúa 65 6 6 Q Mexico R Zarazúa 1 2
United States H Baptiste 77 3 3 3 United States I Jovic 6 65 6
China Xin Wang 6 6 8 Poland M Linette 3 77 2
WC Australia T Gibson 2 3 China Xin Wang 1 5
Q O Selekhmeteva 3 6 1 8 Poland M Linette 6 7
8 Poland M Linette 6 1 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Germany T Maria 6 6
WC United States V Williams 4 3 6 Germany T Maria 67 5
Hungary A Bondár 6 6 Hungary A Bondár 79 7
LL Germany E Seidel 0 1 Hungary A Bondár 2 2
Q Japan A Shimizu 3 4 Q Italy E Cocciaretto 6 6
Q Italy E Cocciaretto 6 6 Q Italy E Cocciaretto 1 7 7
Q United States K Volynets 6 5 2 4 United States A Li 6 5 5
4 United States A Li 4 7 6 Q Italy E Cocciaretto 6 6
7 Colombia E Arango 5 1 Croatia A Ružić 3 2
Croatia A Ružić 7 6 Croatia A Ružić 7 6
Q United States C McNally 6 4 1 Argentina S Sierra 5 4
Argentina S Sierra 1 6 6 Croatia A Ružić 6 6
United States P Stearns 6 1 77 Serbia O Danilović 3 3
Czech Republic B Krejčíková 4 6 64 United States P Stearns 62 1
Serbia O Danilović 4 6 6 Serbia O Danilović 77 6
2 United States M Kessler 6 4 4

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. France Varvara Gracheva (moved to main draw)
  2. Mexico Renata Zarazúa (qualified)
  3. Switzerland Viktorija Golubic (first round)
  4. Italy Elisabetta Cocciaretto (qualified)
  5. Croatia Petra Marčinko (qualifying competition)
  6. United States Caty McNally (qualified)
  7. Germany Ella Seidel (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  8. Hungary Panna Udvardy (first round)
  9. Switzerland Simona Waltert (qualifying competition)
  10. Japan Moyuka Uchijima (first round)
  11. Austria Julia Grabher (qualifying competition)
  12. Czech Republic Sára Bejlek (withdrew)

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

Draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
Alt United States Elizabeth Mandlik 2 4
United States Katie Volynets 6 6
  United States Katie Volynets 3 6 6
7 Germany Ella Seidel 6 1 4
  Netherlands Suzan Lamens 6 2 2
7 Germany Ella Seidel 4 6 6

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Mexico Renata Zarazúa 6 6
Alt Japan Hiroko Kuwata 0 1
2 Mexico Renata Zarazúa 6 6
9 Switzerland Simona Waltert 4 3
WC Australia Ava Beck 3 2
9 Switzerland Simona Waltert 6 6

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Switzerland Viktorija Golubic 6 65 2
United States Alycia Parks 4 77 6
  United States Alycia Parks 6 2 4
Alt Japan Ayano Shimizu 2 6 6
WC Australia Gabriella Da Silva-Fick 5 3
Alt Japan Ayano Shimizu 7 6

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Italy Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6 6
WC Australia Jizelle Sibai 4 2
4 Italy Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6 7
Latvia Darja Semeņistaja 3 5
  Latvia Darja Semeņistaja 77 78
10 Japan Moyuka Uchijima 62 66

Fifth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Croatia Petra Marčinko 6 6
WC Australia Sarah Rokusek 4 2
5 Croatia Petra Marčinko 4 2
Oksana Selekhmeteva 6 6
  Oksana Selekhmeteva 6 6
8 Hungary Panna Udvardy 2 2

Sixth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
6 United States Caty McNally 6 79
Slovenia Kaja Juvan 2 67
6 United States Caty McNally 6 6
11 Austria Julia Grabher 2 4
  France Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah 3 1
11 Austria Julia Grabher 6 6

References

  1. ^ "Italy's Cocciaretto gets Australian Open boost with Hobart title". France24. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Cocciaretto becomes fifth qualifier to ever win Hobart title". Women's Tennis Association. 17 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Kessler powers past Mertens in Hobart, wins second career title". Women's Tennis Association. 11 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  4. ^ "In oldest WTA match, Tatjana Maria defeats Venus Williams in Hobart". Tennis.com. 13 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Venus Williams, 45, loses to Tatjana Maria, 38, in WTA's highest combined age match". The New York Times. 13 January 2026.